ClioSport.net

Register a free account today to become a member!
Once signed in, you'll be able to participate on this site by adding your own topics and posts, as well as connect with other members through your own private inbox!

Recent content by sharkey1739

  1. S

    strange reply from breaker - regarding headlight

    hi i'm just wondering if anyone can help me solve this issue tonight please. my car is in storage so can't nip out and check on this.... basically my cup has one original headlight, and one noticably newer 'depo' headlight. it hasn't been fitted correctly so i'm taking the front end off in the...
  2. S

    New member

    Hi all, I'm technically a new member in terms of attending meets etc. although I've been on the forum for a while. I've just purchased a 172 cup and with a bit of luck should be attending some meets with you guys in a few months time. Got the car for £900, lots of small jobs to do on it...
  3. S

    phono lead headache

    thanks very much skinz, just ordered a pair ! sharkey
  4. S

    phono lead headache

    hi all, just bought a new sub and amp as my old one has died, simple swap over i thought ..... nope! its a vibe slr and the wiring runs down the side of the sub box in a narrow channel, meaning my prehistoric phono leads stick out too far to clip the plastic cover back on (it hides the wires...
  5. S

    Iceberg Paint!

    my iceberg has a few bits which are 'bluer' than the rest of the car, does my head in when washing it then standing back and seeing the differences! luckily they are replaceable panels (passenger skirt, spoiler, bonnet) so hopefully in time should be able to get it looking a bit closer of a...
  6. S

    2002 clio 172 climate control blow issue

    hi please bear with me before the usual 'use the search function' is mentioned. i've had a good look but can't find an exact match to my problem :) lost the blowers on my climate last week, digital display still fine. read up on it, bridged connectors 1 and 5 on the resistor plug and hey...
  7. S

    speedo problems,

    hi zeta, when you say can't get it in, do you mean wont go in at all or wont clip in etc? reason i ask is because although my new one did clip in, it pulls out with a lot less force than the original one required. Sharkey
  8. S

    speedo problems,

    fitted a new sensor to mine today and have done 50 miles since, so far so good :D mine was that tight, i had to google to see if they had a bolt or something holding them in, the answer i found was to 'man up' and give it a good pull. hey presto out she came! good luck guys hope yours are...
  9. S

    not the usual climate control fault :-(

    hi well after seeing the great guides on here regarding the plastic cog fault / fix, i decided to tackle this today. stripped the motors and cover off and there was the broken cog. fitted the header tank clamp around it, reassembled everything happy days i thought :D . tested the blowers etc...
  10. S

    new 172 owner from Chester :-)

    he is relatively hidden to be honest, but always busy when i go there. https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ie=UTF-8&q=ignition&fb=1&gl=uk&hq=ignition&hnear=0x487b2645d09cf51f:0x9ab8a8c59c2eb14a,Birkenhead,+Merseyside&cid=0,0,13839198037215438160&ei=bsAsUp2KDtKO7Qb-xoDwDw&ved=0CKIBEPwSMAs (hope...
  11. S

    new 172 owner from Chester :-)

    thanks for the replies, i will take a look at the facebook page and nw meet section later :D great idea about the tom tom, cheers Willo please let me know if the sensor sorts it! cambelt kit, dephaser, oil and filter change and coolant came to £450 fitted, genuine Renault parts...
  12. S

    new 172 owner from Chester :-)

    hi all, im Sharkey. thought i'd join this forum as i've just bought a 2002 clio 172, great fun car up to now, bought it relatively cheap with a few niggly jobs to do. first up was cambelt, dephaser, oil and filter change and coolant flush. done by a renault specialist near me called IGNITION...
Top